Most people having cancer treatment won't have a highly produced video released by a PR team to update others on their health. So how do you keep people informed without it becoming a burden?
When surgeons found a cancerous tumour during a colonoscopy Amanda Wright thought she was having for haemorrhoids, the only call she made was to her husband.
But they will find themselves answering a lot of questions, and that can feel burdensome at times, says Kate White from the Cancer Nursing Research Unit at the University of Sydney."One of the things we talk about is 'I'm more than my disease'," Professor White says.Talking about her cancer diagnosis and treatment isn't an issue for Amanda.
She says they should also spend some time thinking about how they want people to engage, signalling things they'd like to talk about other than cancer. Amanda says she understands people are curious about "the big C", but she's trying to balance those conversations with other things that matter to her.
She has continued to work full time, and has set a goal to be back competing in Masters Athletics as a thrower.
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